Insomnia Cookies

Disclaimer: review from a non-undergrad’s (but UGA alum’s) POV, so if you’re visiting Athens — here you go. A fellow UGA alum and friend of mine had a hankering for Insomnia cookies two nights in a row during a weekend visit to the Classic City. They have an awesome business model — sell warm cookies by the single, dozen, etc., for cheap, at all hours of the day. Deliver to on-​campus and near-​campus location. Offer some ice cream and milk to upsell and sweeten the deal. Easy and simple, right? Seriously!
If you’re a big-​time cookie (or ice cream snob), you probably won’t walk away impressed or flabbergasted by Insomnia, but I guarantee your late-​night and/​or alcohol– or stress-​fueled cookie craving will be met, and at a very fair price per cookie, in my humble opinion. Choose from approximately 6 «regular» cookies choices, such as the classics of Chocolate Chip, Peanut Butter, or Snickerdoodle. For a slight upcharge, there are some «special» options such as S’Mores, Rocky Road, and the like.
Cookies are pulled from a warmer and placed in a bag, so warmth and freshness are pretty much locked-​in at the «just from the oven put cooled enough to eat without melted chocolate burning your tongue» temperature. I can’t vouch for the ice cream, but it looks pretty run-​of-​the-​mill and is probably best left alone or sandwiched between two strong cookie flavors.
Man — seriously — DELIVERY of WARM COOKIES until 3 AM?! Where was this concept when I was at UGA? Oh well… good to know they’ll deliver to me when I’m partying downtown with my alum friends! :)
Parking is obviously a pain, but let’s be honest, if you’re needing cookies and it’s late at night, you shouldn’t be driving… or if you’re coming from campus and need a break, you’re probably walking. Service is quick and the line moves efficiently; space inside is standing room only if your want to eat your cookies in-​store.

Gotta love a warm, soft and chewy cookie. I stopped by here while visiting with some friends at UGA. I tried their white chocolate macadamia and snickerdoodle cookie. My pet peave is when I order something with nuts but it ends up tasting stale. So I was relieved when this wasn’t the case here. My friend ordered their brownie a la mode. Their brownie is on the earthy side if that makes sense. I wasn’t a fan of their vanilla ice cream though as flavors didn’t balance well with the brownie. If I could choose a different vanilla ice cream I feel that I would have enjoyed it more. I really liked that their cookies weren’t overly sweet.

Heard about this place and decided to stop by after dinner to satisfy my sweet tooth since I heard they close at 3am.
We arrived there close to 10pm and they had quite a few customers in there. The person that was working behind the counter was friendly as we ordered even tho they where low on cookies and told us a fresh batch was coming out the oven. 5mins later or so we got our cookies.
I have to say it was worth the wait, the cookies where soft but not to chewy, it had a nice crunch crisp too it that wasn’t over the top. I highly recommend stopping by and grabbing a variety of cookies, their white chocolate macadamia, the snicker doodle and chocolate chip cookies are some of my favorites.

Their cookies are off the chain! They have great tasting cookies especially their deluxe cookies. Did you know that you could make an ice cream cookie sandwich for an additional charge?
The only thing «bad» with this place is that the prices are kind of expensive, especially for their deluxe cookies. I would recommend this place if you are in the mood for some delicious cookies or ice cream cookie sandwiches.

Amazing delish cookies! How can you walk by the shop and not walk in? You get hooked just by the heavenly sweet smell of goodness pulling you in. The cookies are pretty big in size; a little pricey but so worth it in taste! Love the late hours opening and they also deliver!

Soooo good cookies! Chewy and warm. You need this…

Ok cookies, fairly pricey, nothing remarkable but tasty. If you go in you’ll get hooked by the smell.

I probably like this place way too much. Love the cookies, order them all the time. But I just had an experience that made me so irritated with their process. I placed an order through their app. (See? Embarrassingly regular customer.) An hour and a half later it hadn’t been delivered. So I figured I’d call and check on it. You cannot call an insomnia location. They just have an 800 number. So I called that and was on hold for ten minutes. When I finally got someone on the phone, he said he needed to call the store to see what was going on. Not sure why he is being paid to do what I could easily do myself. Then he comes back a few minutes later and says he couldn’t get in touch with the store so he’s going to EMAIL them to check on my order. Because if they’re not answering the phone they’re going to check an email? And how long exactly should I wait on y’all to figure that out? He was shocked and annoyed when I asked him to cancel the order. And informed me that I could expect a refund in 3 – 5 days. You would think that a company that delivers cookies to your for would be a little more convenient to deal with. So, 5 stars on the product but 1 on the service.

Warm cookies. To go, delivered, or in store in the wee hours of the night. WHY the hell not?
I wish Insomnia Cookies had been around Emory when I was in college. Actually I take that back, I’m glad it wasn’t around, I still have my Freshman 15 in my back pocket so I did NOT need cookies available all night for my sweets binge pleasure.
I could have gotten my cookies a la mode or in ice cream sandwich form, but skipped the ice cream calories for some straight up warm and chewy cookies. I got the Snickerdoodle, the Sugar, and the Chocolate Chunk cookies. And oh my god they were good. The sugar was my least favorite but it was still a good cookie. Chocolate Chunk was my favorite.
You can buy the cookies in dozens or more for discounted prices, but I just bought three single cookies for $ 1.35 each. My heart ached and literally burned at the amount of butter in it (yes, heartburn) but my tongue rejoiced at the melting cookie texture.
So, Insomnia Cookies in Athens… do you deliver to Atlanta? Or is a 50 mile delivery radius too far?

Yummy cookie spot in convenient downtown Athens. Collies were fresh and tasty. Seating is bar style. Small store but worth the stop.

I have been to several other Insomnia Cookies in New York and they were always absolutely fantastic. We drove 30 minutes out of the way to go to the one in Athens, GA.
I am a Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup fan. When we got there, the clerk (who was not very friendly) said they did not have any. He said «we only have what’s in the display box». Very disappointing. I got a double chocolate chunk cookie and it was hard and tasted a little burned.
My family got different cookies. My wife’s was pretty good but nowhere near as good as other times I have visited.
Maybe they were just having a bad day, but it was by far the most disappointing visit ever to Insomnia Cookies.

Usually if a place is DT, I say parking sucks. But this is Athens, let’s be real. Park on campus and walk on over to the sweet Insomnia shop. That’s what I always did when I was in Undergrad… I miss the easy walks too :(
I came to Athens with my cousin to show her around and after walking around campus for like 4 – 5 hours we were starving. After our Cali n Tito dinner, we drove over to DT Athens. I parked behind the old Suno and walked over. NOTE: Parking behind the old Suno is recommended.
Insomnia is also next to Masada, in case you can’t find it!
Here’s the kicker, I’ve had all kinds of ice cream sandwiches, but … this place had the best combo of ice cream and cookie. Nom. Cookies were super soft and the ice cream actually didn’t feel as heavy like others! Yay!
Didn’t get cookies and milk ha — I will choose ice cream over milk any day.
Service — it was pretty good. Can’t really say much. Nice group they have there.
I guess the only thing is — they do not really have tables, they have wall tables but awkwardly set up. Best bet: get your cookies and walk around DT/​take it to go. My cousin and I were exhausted from walking around and just wanted to sit and talk. Not sure when this shop was set up, but wish it was around during my earlier years!!!
I will be back!

Cute little place. Had a triple chunk chocolate cookie which was incredibly good, along with a sugar cookie and snickerdoodle. Next time I’ll try the ice cream. The place could use a few extra tables to create a cozy vibe. Feels a little empty. If you’re walking by grab a quick cookie, it’s worth it!

This place is devastatingly good. It hurts. Got the smores and the double chocolate mint. Incredible. Seriously. Worth trying for sure

I hear the cookies are great but when I went to place an order I had difficulty online so I called the customer service line. THE RUDEST PERSON EVER took my order. He was awful. Acted like I was putting him out by placing the orders. Unbelievable really.

Who can avoid warm chocolate chip cookies? Okay… if you can, please teach me how. These cookies are always warm and moist and delicious! I haven’t yet had them delivered but I’ve heard that they are warm even when you get them delivered and they are open until 3am.
They have milk, but the only downside is that it’s $ 2.75. But I’ll pay it because I need some milk with my cookies!
Insomnia Cookies is conveniently located in downtown Athens on Clayton Street. Also conveniently open after 2am when the bars close. :)

A visit to my daughter at UGA was not complete without a stop at Insomnia Cookies. She usually gets them delivered to her dorm, but we were out an about that day and stopped in at the store. These have got to be the best chocolate chip (chunk!) cookies ever! We ordered a dozen and started munching right there on the sidewalk to capture that warm, fresh from the oven, gooeyness. They are to die for!
I plan on sending her a gift from their online ordering system for her to enjoy while she’s in the throes of her final exams. :)

Went in for the first time after hearing great things about it. The girl working the counter wasn’t too friendly but when I asked to sample the ice cream she gave a sample. I got the big cookie sandwich, one cookie was the smores deluxe, & the other was the peanut butter cup with cake batter ice cream. it was amazing! definitely a great combination for when you can’t decide if you want cookies or ice cream. granted the ice cream isn’t as good as Ben & Jerry’s or baskin Robbins but the cookies are TO DIE FOR! I definitely would recommend it. it’s worth the money! just be prepared to be in a food coma for a while after!